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Decision making:
A number of factors exist here. What was the circumstance around the bite? Unprovoked? How is your dog behaving? Normally? Has the dog been previously vaccinated? Are you located in an area where rabies is found in raccoons etc? All this aside, any warm blooded animal can get rabies but mice, rats and squirrels are almost never rabid since they do not survive the bite that would transmit it.
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Some do:
Bats have the potential to become infected with and transmit Rabies. In the US we find the Mexican free tailed bat a common reservoir of the virus. Whether or not the bat species in your local are similarly infected can be answered by your local health authority.
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Rabies in Canada:
Although rabies can be found in bats and other mammals in Canada, it is not a major risk. CDC recommends rabies vaccine for only these groups:Travelers involved in outdoor and other activities in remote areas that put them at risk for bat bites or other animal bites (such as adventure travel and caving).People who will be working with or around animals (wildlife professionals and researchers).
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Not likely.:
Check with your area health officials but I would doubt the transfer of rabies. This has usually to be through broken skin that occurs when the rabid animal bites you.
Best wishes
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No.:
Rabid dogs don't cough or sneeze - they foam at the mouth, act crazy, and bite people. Rabies is very rare in dogs in this country, now that rabies shots are required by law pretty much everywhere - but if you see a stray dog acting strangely, don't get anywhere near enough to be sneezed on by it - call the cops!
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Almost never:
Small rodents like squirrels, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, chipmunks, rats, and mice) and lagomorphs including rabbits and hares are almost never found to be infected with rabies and have not been known to transmit rabies to humans.
http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/exposure/animals/other.html
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Rabies:
The vaccine cannot cause rabies. Hopefully the animal that bit you is being monitored and will not have rabies. Glad to hear that you have completed the immunization and hopefully you will not have to worry further and your "flu" will clear up uneventfully. Best wishes.
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Cat bite:
Clean the area thoroughly with anti-bacterial soap and running water. Apply hydrogen peroxide soaked cotton ball. Keep in place for at least 10 minutes. Repeat washing with running water and antibacterial soap Reapply hydrogen peroxide for 20 minutes. Repeat a third time.
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No:
Rabies is only transmitted through breaks in the skin surface and deposition of the virus deep into tissue. Just playing with a dog would not do this. Further, a rabid dog would not allow itself to be played with, so I doubt the dog was even infected.
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See below:
So rabies is transmitted through saliva, not a scratch. However, it would be very wise of you to get both the cat and puppy (when old enough according to the vet) vaccinated for rabies and maintain that vaccine as recommended (rabies is devastating to them too). The puppy nipping at you is not likely to give you rabies. You don't need to be vaccinated unless you're bit by an unknown animal.
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Think you are likely:
Going to be fine. Yes, i know it is now 2 months, and you have received vaccines, but this is indeed a scary risk. Would recommend you work with infectious disease specialist here, not a neurologist. You may be experiencing some anxiety and vaccine rxtns all in one, but cdc reported last rabies case in us human in 2007, and that one not inoculated. By the way, cat incidence thrice that of dogs.
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Chances VERY low :
If no break in the skin, not much chance of infection without it. However, the virus that causes rabies is found in saliva of the animal--if hands were washed well with soap and water--still very low risk. Better to question motive: why stick fingers in caged animal's reach--especially one that doesn't know/like you. You were lucky this time...
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Rabies in wildlife:
Yes- rabies is found all over the U.S. in wildlife (except the state of Hawaii). Fortunately human rabies is extremely rare- but the possibility exists for transmission to humans if we are not careful. Keeping pets vaccinated and Respecting wild life is important (Note mammals are the reservoirs for the virus- esp bats and wild carnivores like coyotes). Education is key.
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Odd question:
Why would you wait a week to ask about a disease that can kill you ? Yes, rabid animals usually die within 4-5 days after inflicting a bite. Human incubation is usually much longer. Your local health department will know if there is any rabies in the region & what you should do after such a bite. If the dog had his shots it wouldn't be an issue.
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Hard to say:
The cited expected incubation for human rabies is 20-60 days, but some fulmanent cases appear as early as 6 days after exposure. If the symptoms are really derived from rabies and not some other issue, it is likely too late for routine post exposure treatment to prevent rabies from progressing.
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Many things:
Incubation time is from 3-7 weeks (historically) but can occur as early as 10 days after exposure. Symptoms may include: anxiety, tension, drooling, convulsions, exaggerated sensation or pain at bite site, excitability, loss of sensation and muscle function, fevers to 102, muscle spasms, swallowing problems, numbness and tingling. Rarely do people with the disease survive, even if treated.
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Almost certainly so:
Rabies, once symptoms present is (with one documented exception) 100% fatal. Fortunately is is very rare in humans in the United States.
If you have reason to believe you have been exposed to rabies virus through a bite from, or contact with, a diseased animal it is imperative that you seek immediate medical care.
Of course, prompt vacinnation prevents this fatal outcome.
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Rabid rats?:
Small rodents like squirrels, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, chipmunks, rats, and mice) and lagomorphs including rabbits and hares are almost never found to be infected with rabies and have not been known to transmit rabies to humans, according to the CDC. This is partly due to the fact that smaller animals attacked by larger rabid predators rarely survive the attack to begin with.
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Some do:
Bats have the potential to become infected with and transmit Rabies. In the US we find the Mexican free tailed bat a common reservoir of the virus. Whether or not the bat species in your local are similarly infected can be answered by your local health authority.
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Vacc. & dog catchers:
Vaccines are the best way to prevent rabies in the U.S.. Dogs, cats, and other pet mammals should all be vaccinated. Animal control is important. There should be no dogs on the loose anywhere in the U.S.. Worldwide, about 55, 000 die of rabies each year, with almost all of them due to dog bites. Rabies is preventable if an exposed person properly gets his wound washed and gets his shots in time.
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High!:
Roughly 36% of the world’s rabies deaths occur in india each year, most of those when children come into contact with infected dogs.Rabies is caused by a virus that is transmitted to humans through the infected saliva of a range of animals. But most human deaths follow a bite by, or exposure to, an infected dog.
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Agitation ; Fear..:
Created by attempting to drink, "so called hydrophobia, " result in chocking and aspiration through spasms of larynx, neck, and chest wall.
Hydrophobia is a cardinal sign of rabies.
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Check CDC website.:
Check the cdc website at: http://wwwnc.Cdc.Gov/travel/
this is the best singlesource information site for the latest vaccine requirements and health recommendations for world wide travellers. Be forewarned if rabies vaccines are required then it will be a series of 4 or 5 shots before you go, given in a strict timed sequence over several weeks. Sounds like you are planning ahead already though.
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